1st Anniversary

I found a roll of film recently and had it developed. It was kinda like Christmas, because I didn't know what I was going to find on the film.

I found pictures from our trip to stay at the Embarcadero in Newport on our first anniversary.

Taken from the balcony

Look how young and skinny and clueless cute we were

We went to the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse 

 

It was like a nice trip down memory lane and a fun surprise

Father Daughter Dance 2016

Helping

You might call it child labor...I call it cheap labor teaching my children the value of hard work and learning skills that will come in useful later on in life

Room picture updates coming soon!

Framing, Wires, and Sheetrock

Progress is being made!! 

The girls and I were away for a Girl Scout thing for a weekend and Troy got the framing up...

...and all the wiring done. Lots and lots of wires.

 There is no longer a hallway to the bathroom, but the bathroom is going to be a lot bigger now! A fair trade I'd say.

 It was a late long night putting up the sheetrock on the ceiling. Violet got to help make the circles where the holes for the plumbing are. I got to help put the 12 foot sheets of sheetrcok up. Yikes, those things are  heavy and awkward to work with! 

Then the wall sheetrock started.

Much to my (and I'm sure Troy's)  pleasure, Troy's dad and brother came to visit. My arms and Troy's sanity are grateful they did! They got to help. =)

 

I am excited to see how the rooms are going to look!

Just Some Interesting Tid Bits

 In the middle of all this remodel there is this special place that my sweet husband has preserved for me.  We have been measuring the girls heights there since they were  a year old. I am very thankful Troy is so handy, because it's right next to where the new bathroom door is going to be.

 

(It's located on the left side..See the purple in the pic above, it's next to the purple in the pic below)

Here is the pile of wood that was salvaged from the gutting of the rooms. On one fun Saturday I got to pull all of the nails and screws out of all that wood. It ultimately resulted in me feeling the need to get a tetanus shot, because I walked into a nail that was sticking out of the end of one of them. 4 hours and about a million nails later we had a pile of reusable boards. It's the least I can do, since my husband/ contractor has to do all the thinking, planning, and HEAVY lifting.

 I just love the old rafters! It's fun for me to look at them and think about what may have gone on in this old house back in 1908 when it was built.

 Is it snowing in our house you ask? Well no, that is the dust I keep referring to. We weren't even doing any demolition at this moment and there was dust floating around. I was just taking a picture of Violet, not even aware that it was there.

 

I've got a bunch of daredevils in my family.